KAMPALA – The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to seven, police said Thursday, as a second day of demonstrations began.Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman Patrick Onyango said the toll is likely to rise after more than 30 people were injured during the protests Wednesday in different parts of the East African country.“There are those who are badly off,” he said.
Protests resumed for a second day in the capital, Kampala, with protesters blocking roads and burning tires.Police and army have deployed heavily in the capital to stop the protests that broke out after Wine was arrested.